[Changing trends in obstetrics in the last decade]

The author (who has four decades of clinical and managerial practice) analyses the changing trends in obstetrics that occurred in the last decade. He focuses on the main points where the most significant professional developments have happened (prenatal care, new professional guidelines, and integrated services). This work covers the principles of prevention and the advanced diagnostics in the field of prenatal and obstetrical care. Finally, the author describes the need for structural and functional reorganization in obstetrics.